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Recognised as Colour

#2D40FC

  • #2D40FC
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium blue

#2D40FC is a blue with RGB values 45, 64, 252 and HSL 234°, 97%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium blue.

Colour values

#2D40FC#2D40FC
HEX#2D40FC
RGBrgb(45, 64, 252)
RGB (0–1)0.1765, 0.251, 0.9882
RGB percentages17.6%, 25.1%, 98.8%
HSLhsl(234.5, 97.2%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(234.5, 82.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK82.1%, 74.6%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,965,756
CSS custom property--colour: #2D40FC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11253WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.46:1
Contrast with white6.46:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4A4A4A
Inverted#D2BF03

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0069FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#0054F9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00789Cno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 98.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Medium blue · ΔE 17.5Blue violet · ΔE 21.9Blue · ΔE 26.5Dark violet · ΔE 29.1Dark orchid · ΔE 34.1Medium slateblue · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourMedium blue (#0000CD)ΔE 17.51, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FCE92D
Analogous#2DA8FC, #812DFC
Triadic#FC2D40, #40FC2D
Split complementary#FC812D, #A8FC2D
Tetradic#FC2DA8, #FCE92D, #2DFC81

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F6F7FF
Lighter +30%#C4C9FE
Lighter +20%#929BFD
Lighter +10%#5F6EFD
Darker −10%#0319F3
Darker −20%#0314C0
Darker −30%#020F8E
Darker −40%#010A5C
More saturated +25%#2A3EFF
Less saturated −25%#4856E1

Channel breakdown

R45
G64
B252
Red45 (17.6%)
Green64 (25.1%)
Blue252 (98.8%)
Hue234.49°
Saturation (HSL)97.18%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 2D · G 40 · B FC

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